Shoe care device

Abstract

A shoe care device processes shoes by circulating air. The shoe care device includes an inner cabinet that has an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes therein, an inlet defined at a first portion of the accommodation space and configured to supply air to the accommodation space, and an outlet defined at a second portion of the accommodation space and configured to suction air from the accommodation space. The shoe care device includes an air supplier that is disposed at the lower portion of the inner cabinet and includes a connection path configured to provide air to the accommodation space to circulate the air between the inlet and the outlet, and a dehumidifying material disposed at the connection path. The dehumidifying material is disposed at an upper end of the air supplier, and an upper surface of the dehumidifying material is exposed through a bottom of the inner cabinet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe care device comprising:
 an inner cabinet that has:
 an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes therein, 
 an inlet defined at a first portion of the accommodation space and configured to supply air to the accommodation space, and 
 an outlet defined at a second portion of the accommodation space and configured to suction air from the accommodation space; and 
   an air supplier disposed below the inner cabinet, the air supplier comprising:
 a connection path configured to supply the air to the inlet such that the air is circulated between the inlet and the outlet through the accommodation space, 
 a dehumidifying material disposed at the connection path, the dehumidifying material being disposed at an upper end of the air supplier and having an upper surface facing a bottom of the inner cabinet, and 
 a dehumidifying material cover that is configured to be disposed above the dehumidifying material and spaced apart from the shoes in a downward direction, the dehumidifying material cover being configured to cover the dehumidifying material and to block the air from flowing downward through the dehumidifying material cover such that the air is circulated along the connection path through the dehumidifying material. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shoe care device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a steam generator configured to supply steam to the accommodation space. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe care device according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner cabinet comprises a cabinet bottom plate that is disposed at the bottom of the inner cabinet and defines a bottom surface of the accommodation space, and
 wherein the cabinet bottom plate defines an opening at a position corresponding to the dehumidifying material.   
     
     
         4 . The shoe care device according to  claim 3 , wherein the dehumidifying material is configured to be replaced through the opening of the cabinet bottom plate. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe care device according to  claim 4 , wherein the dehumidifying material cover is configured to open and close the opening of the cabinet bottom plate. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe care device according to  claim 5 , wherein the air supplier comprises a dehumidifying housing disposed at the upper end of the air supplier and configured to accommodate the dehumidifying material, and
 wherein the dehumidifying material cover is coupled to the upper surface of the dehumidifying housing.   
     
     
         7 . The shoe care device according to  claim 1 , wherein the air supplier further comprises:
 a dehumidifying housing disposed at the connection path and configured to accommodate the dehumidifying material;   a suction duct that defines a first portion of the connection path and is connected to the outlet;   a blowing duct that defines a second portion of the connection path and is configured to supply the air from the suction duct to the dehumidifying material; and   a blowing fan disposed at the connection path and configured to blow the air from the outlet toward the inlet, and   wherein the suction duct, the blowing duct, and the blowing fan are disposed below the dehumidifying housing.   
     
     
         8 . The shoe care device according to  claim 7 , wherein a transverse cross-sectional area of the dehumidifying housing along a first direction of the inner cabinet is greater than a longitudinal cross-sectional area of the dehumidifying housing along a second direction of the inner cabinet. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe care device according to  claim 7 , wherein the air supplier further comprises:
 a heater disposed in the dehumidifying housing and configured to heat the dehumidifying material; and   a regeneration path configured to guide, to a location other than the inlet, the air having passed through the dehumidifying material heated by the heater.   
     
     
         10 . The shoe care device according to  claim 7 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a damper housing disposed between the dehumidifying housing and the inlet and configured to guide the air having passed through the dehumidifying material. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe care device according to  claim 10 , wherein the damper housing defines:
 a drying path hole configured to discharge the air having passed through the dehumidifying material toward the inlet, and   a regeneration path hole configured to discharge the air having passed through the dehumidifying material in a direction other than toward the inlet.   
     
     
         12 . The shoe care device according to  claim 11 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a damper disposed at the damper housing and configured to open and close at least one of the drying path hole or the regeneration path hole. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe care device according to  claim 11 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a condenser connected to the regeneration path hole and configured to condense moisture in the air discharged through the regeneration path hole. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe care device according to  claim 13 , wherein the condenser is disposed at a position lower than the regeneration path hole. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe care device according to  claim 1 , wherein the connection path is branched into a plurality of connection paths,
 wherein the air supplier comprises:
 a plurality of dehumidifying materials that include the dehumidifying material, each of the plurality of dehumidifying materials being disposed at one of the plurality of connection paths, 
 a plurality of dehumidifying housings disposed at the upper end of the air supplier, each of plurality of dehumidifying housings being configured to accommodate one of the plurality of dehumidifying materials, 
 a plurality of heaters, each of the plurality of heaters being disposed in one of the plurality of dehumidifying housings and configured to heat one of the plurality of dehumidifying materials, and 
 a regeneration path configured to guide, to a location other than the inlet, the air having passed through one of the plurality of dehumidifying materials heated by one of the plurality of heaters. 
   
     
     
         16 . The shoe care device according to  claim 15 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a damper housing disposed between the inlet and the plurality of dehumidifying housings, the damper housing being configured to guide, to the inlet or the regeneration path, the air having passed through at least one of the plurality of dehumidifying materials. 
     
     
         17 . The shoe care device according to  claim 16 , wherein the damper housing defines:
 a plurality of drying path holes, each of the plurality of drying path holes being configured to discharge the air having passed through one of the plurality of dehumidifying materials toward the inlet, and   a plurality of regeneration path holes, each of the plurality of regeneration path holes being configured to discharge the air having passed through one of the dehumidifying materials in a direction other than toward the inlet.   
     
     
         18 . The shoe care device according to  claim 17 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a damper disposed at the damper housing and configured to open and close one of the plurality of drying path holes and one of the plurality of regeneration path holes. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe care device according to  claim 17 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a condenser connected to the plurality of regeneration path holes and configured to condense moisture in the air discharged through the plurality of regeneration path holes. 
     
     
         20 . The shoe care device according to  claim 17 , wherein the air supplier further comprises a plurality of dampers that are disposed in the damper housing, each of the plurality of dampers being configured to open and close one of the plurality of drying path holes and one of the plurality of regeneration path holes.